Recruiting - Civil ServiceThe Thurston County Civil Service
Commission is recruiting to establish eligibility lists for entry
and lateral level Deputy Sheriff and Corrections Deputy. The
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office anticipates hiring a number of
positions throughout 2015. Eligibility lists of qualified candidates
are maintained to fill openings as they become available.Click for more information

As Sheriff of
Thurston County, Washington State’s Capital County, I welcome you to
our web site. This site was created to provide an introduction to
the important information to assist us with ensuring the public
safety for the people we serve. Our goal is to assist you with
providing information about public safety issues that have an impact
upon the quality of life in Thurston County and the service our
agency provides. Many of the public safety issues have a far broader
geographical range than just Thurston County, so we hope our web
site will also serve as a resource to other information links to
help keep you informed.

The service we provide the people of Thurston County would not be
possible without the 225 employees’ dedication to duty and their
commitment to strong core values and to respect all people.

We believe in innovation, transparency, and being good stewards
of our public funds, people, time, and physical assets. As an
example, we adapted a new patrol schedule and rotation for our
investigative staff to provide more experienced and responsive
service. We added an additional six deputies to the patrol by
realigning staff and hiring two deputies to support our contracted
cities (Rainier and Bucoda).

I believe effective leadership is vitally important for
accountability in providing quality service to ensure public safety.
With this in mind, the ongoing development of all my staff at every
level is a priority to enhance their knowledge, skills, and
abilities. We have implemented leadership team meetings to help
identify the day-to-day operational needs of the entire agency,
making critical decisions to improve public service, and monitoring
every aspect of the agency based on performance, crime, budget, and
accountability.

We are dedicated to being a strong partner and public service
leader in Thurston County and in Washington State. As we work
towards another year of success, we are committed to working with
the Board of County Commissioners to find a resolution with the new
jail. We will continue to manage our equipment and resources, to
include improving technology, records management, personnel
development, and advancing our volunteer programs.

The men and women of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office are
committed to protecting our families, friends, and children. We
believe “People First ~ Public Safety Always.”

Serving you, John D. Snaza, Sheriff

Vision"Committed to excellence through pride, professionalism and
accountability in order to provide dedicated public service
to our community."

Mission"In partnership with our citizens, we are committed to
protecting life, property and individual rights while
providing professional and ethical service to our community."